Highett vs Sandringham

Highett is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 47 in Sandringham. In both, most households own their home. Houses cost more in Sandringham: a median of $2.19 million, against $1.4 million in Highett, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Highett tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Sandringham

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 2)
  • has more childcare (12 vs 5)
  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 8)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Highett

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,400,000 vs $2,195,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Sandringham

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (8 vs 4)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 16%)
  • carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 65/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Highett

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (14.9% vs 6.7%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.6% vs 2.5%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (5.6% vs 5.0%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Highett and Sandringham drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Highett Sandringham
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Highett Sandringham
Walkability 90 / 89
Highett — Walkability: 90/100 Sandringham — Walkability: 89/100
Safety 35 / 46
Highett — Safety: 35/100 Sandringham — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Highett — Low fire risk: 100/100 Sandringham — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 61 / 75
Highett — Low flood risk: 61/100 Sandringham — Low flood risk: 75/100

Demographics

Sandringham skews older (47 vs 40).

Highett Sandringham
Population 12,016
+9% vs other
 10,926
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.9% +6.7%
Median age 40 47
Median household income $110,188/yr $120,276/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $430/wk $460/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Highett Sandringham
0-4 6.2% / 4.0%
Highett — 0-4: 6.2% Sandringham — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 12.1% / 11.9%
Highett — 5-14: 12.1% Sandringham — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 5.2% / 6.4%
Highett — 15-19: 5.2% Sandringham — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 4.7% / 4.7%
Highett — 20-24: 4.7% Sandringham — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 13.3% / 7.6%
Highett — 25-34: 13.3% Sandringham — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 15.7% / 11.9%
Highett — 35-44: 15.7% Sandringham — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 15.4% / 16.0%
Highett — 45-54: 15.4% Sandringham — 45-54: 16.0%
55-64 11.0% / 14.5%
Highett — 55-64: 11.0% Sandringham — 55-64: 14.5%
65-74 8.7% / 11.6%
Highett — 65-74: 8.7% Sandringham — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 5.0% / 7.0%
Highett — 75-84: 5.0% Sandringham — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ 2.4% / 4.5%
Highett — 85+: 2.4% Sandringham — 85+: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Highett 42.5% couple families
Highett — Couple Families: 42.5% Highett — Lone Person: 39.0% Highett — One Parent Families: 14.0% Highett — Group Household: 3.4% Highett — Other Families: 1.0%
Sandringham 44.4% couple families
Sandringham — Couple Families: 44.4% Sandringham — Lone Person: 41.5% Sandringham — One Parent Families: 11.0% Sandringham — Group Household: 2.4% Sandringham — Other Families: 0.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Highett 28.0% renting
Highett — Owned Outright: 30.9% Highett — Mortgage: 41.1% Highett — Renting: 28.0%
Sandringham 26.0% renting
Sandringham — Owned Outright: 40.7% Sandringham — Mortgage: 33.2% Sandringham — Renting: 26.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Highett Sandringham
Bachelor Degree 21.2% / 23.4%
Highett — Bachelor Degree: 21.2% Sandringham — Bachelor Degree: 23.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 9.2%
Highett — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Sandringham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 7.6% / 9.2%
Highett — Postgraduate Degree: 7.6% Sandringham — Postgraduate Degree: 9.2%
Certificate III & IV 9.0% / 6.5%
Highett — Certificate III & IV: 9.0% Sandringham — Certificate III & IV: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 4.0%
Highett — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Sandringham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Highett Sandringham
England 4.9% / 7.2%
Highett — England: 4.9% Sandringham — England: 7.2%
New Zealand 2.1% / 1.9%
Highett — New Zealand: 2.1% Sandringham — New Zealand: 1.9%
China 2.4% / 1.3%
Highett — China: 2.4% Sandringham — China: 1.3%
India 2.2% / 0.7%
Highett — India: 2.2% Sandringham — India: 0.7%
South Africa 1.2% / 1.4%
Highett — South Africa: 1.2% Sandringham — South Africa: 1.4%
Greece 1.3% / —
Highett — Greece: 1.3% Sandringham — Greece: not among its largest
Scotland — / 1.0%
Highett — Scotland: not among its largest Sandringham — Scotland: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Highett 53.3% houses
Highett — Houses: 53.3% Highett — Townhouses: 28.6% Highett — Flats / Apartments: 18.1%
Sandringham 50.0% houses
Sandringham — Houses: 50.0% Sandringham — Townhouses: 22.4% Sandringham — Flats / Apartments: 27.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Highett Sandringham
Median house price $1,400,000 $2,195,000
Median unit price $616,500 $650,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 94 sales
 28 days
from 59 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Highett Sandringham
1 bed $431K / $370K
Highett — 1 bed: $431K (24 sales) Sandringham — 1 bed: $370K (38 sales)

24 vs 38 sales

2 bed $630K / $664K
Highett — 2 bed: $630K (115 sales) Sandringham — 2 bed: $664K (74 sales)

115 vs 74 sales

3 bed $900K / $1.33M
Highett — 3 bed: $900K (19 sales) Sandringham — 3 bed: $1.33M (25 sales)

19 vs 25 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Highett Sandringham
2 bed $1.26M / $1.59M
Highett — 2 bed: $1.26M (18 sales) Sandringham — 2 bed: $1.59M (13 sales)

18 vs 13 sales

3 bed $1.32M / $1.85M
Highett — 3 bed: $1.32M (63 sales) Sandringham — 3 bed: $1.85M (31 sales)

63 vs 31 sales

4 bed $1.58M / $2.31M
Highett — 4 bed: $1.58M (44 sales) Sandringham — 4 bed: $2.31M (44 sales)

44 vs 44 sales

5 bed $2.14M / $2.9M
Highett — 5 bed: $2.14M (10 sales) Sandringham — 5 bed: $2.9M (20 sales)

10 vs 20 sales

Zoning mix

Highett has more commercially zoned land (32% vs 4%).

Highett Sandringham
Residential 47% 71%
Commercial 32% 4%
Parks and recreation 8% 16%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 9%
Industrial 5% 0%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Highett Sandringham
New dwellings approved 473
across Bayside (Vic.)
same for both
Approvals change year on year -47%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Highett Sandringham
Houses 3.6%
$990/wk on $1.45M
 2.5%
$1,000/wk on $2.1M
Units 5.6%
$650/wk on $599K
 5.0%
$665/wk on $688K

Ranking within VIC

Highett Sandringham
House price Higher than 88% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
Income Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 51% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 97% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 5% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 97% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 39% of VIC Higher than 4% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC

Liveability

Highett Sandringham
Grade A
same for both
Score 81/100 80/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Highett carries more flood risk (39 vs 25); Highett carries more crime risk (65 vs 54).

Highett Sandringham
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
54/100
Flood Low
39/100
 Low
25/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
64/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 10
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Highett Sandringham
Inside the suburb 2 5
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Monash Caulfield, 7.7 km
 1
Monash Caulfield, 8.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.5% 3.4%

Schools in Highett

  • St Agnes' School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Sandringham College-Bluff Road 7–8 Campus Government · Secondary

Schools in Sandringham

  • Sacred Heart School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Sandringham College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Sandringham East Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Sandringham Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Firbank Grammar School - Sandringham Campus Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Highett Sandringham
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 10 24
Parks & reserves 8 13
Childcare 5 12
GPs 4 8
Pharmacies 2
same for both
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 2
same for both
Fuel stations 1 2
EV chargers 0 2
Beaches 0 1

Mobility

Highett Sandringham
Walkability score 90/100 89/100
Distance to Melbourne 18.9 km 18.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 30 min
same for both
Public transport score 93/100
Rail · Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 153.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 164.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.9%
postcode 3190
 2.5%
postcode 3191
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 17
postcode 3190
 22
postcode 3191

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Highett Sandringham
Worked from Home 44.9% / 50.6%
Highett — Worked from Home: 44.9% Sandringham — Worked from Home: 50.6%
Car (driver) 44.7% / 39.3%
Highett — Car (driver): 44.7% Sandringham — Car (driver): 39.3%
Train 4.0% / 3.7%
Highett — Train: 4.0% Sandringham — Train: 3.7%
Walked Only 2.5% / 2.7%
Highett — Walked Only: 2.5% Sandringham — Walked Only: 2.7%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / 2.2%
Highett — Car (passenger): 2.5% Sandringham — Car (passenger): 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.6%).

Setting

Highett Sandringham
Elevation 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.9 km
2.9 km to a named beach
 782 m
952 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Highett Sandringham
Connectivity score 78/100 79/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 17%
6,219 premises
 17%
5,622 premises

Climate

Highett Sandringham
Annual rainfall 644 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Highett Sandringham
PM2.5 7.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Highett Sandringham
Average residential rate $2,086/yr
same for both
Council Bayside (Vic.)
same for both

Federal electorate

Highett Sandringham
Division Goldstein
same for both
Member Tim Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Highett Sandringham
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Highett

Coastal Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Professionals Townhouses Transport Hub Urban

Sandringham

Beach Coastal Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals Townhouses Transport Hub Village Feel

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